By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, the Friends of St. Patrick luncheon and parade finally returned to Walpole this year, which meant that two years after his nomination, Jim Brady could finally accept his Person of the Year award.
Walonis, Bindon shoot Timbs into Sweet 16
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Bay State Conference champion and No. 4 seed Walpole High School girls varsity basketball team welcomed in No. 29 Notre Dame Academy (NDA) on Friday night for the MIAA Division II round of 32.
Behind a...
Paul Clerici to speak at library
Photo courtesy of Paul Clerici
The Friends of the Walpole Public Library are excited to be able to resume live events at the library, although with masking and distancing protocols, and still with contingency plans, due to the continuing pandemic.
The Friends' first...
COA announces Rockwell Museum tour
The Walpole Council on Aging has partnered with Fox Tours to present its first trip destination of the season to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, on Tuesday, April 5.
Tourers will depart from the South Street Center, 60 South Street, Walpole, at 8:15...
Children return to stage in Walpole
By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Audiences of Walpole Childrens Theater’s (WCT) performance of "Wizard’s Crystal" were in for a real treat last weekend: the return of live theater.
Aspiring actors, devoted volunteers and the community...
Birch springs Timbs over Warriors late
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Walpole High School girls varsity hockey entered Monday’s senior night contest with Medfield with zero room for error. Sitting at 7-10-0 with three contests left on the schedule, every game is a must-win for the Timbs...
Timbs fall in Norwood
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Thanks to a three goal third period, on Friday night at the Skating Club of Boston, the Norwood Mustangs beat the Walpole girls hockey team, 3-1. With the loss on what was Norwood’s senior night, the Timberwolves dropped to 7-10 on...
Hometown Weekly Away from Home
Susanne Cawley brought the Hometown Weekly to Vero Beach, Florida, ‘My second favorite place to be besides Walpole, Mass!’
To celebrate Hometown Weekly’s 25th anniversary, we’re inviting our readers to submit photos of their Hometown Weekly away from home.
What exactly does that mean?
Epiphany Parish Pumpkin Patch returns
This little girl was happy to get a pumpkin at the Epiphany Parish Pumpkin Patch.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you haven’t driven through Walpole center recently, you might not realize that the Epiphany Parish Pumpkin Patch has returned for the season. But...
Labor Day Road Race returns
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Walpole Labor Day Road Race is a long-standing tradition in town; on a morning when most people are sleeping in and resting at home, this little slice of Norfolk County is awake and ready to race. Almost half a century old, the road race...
Quilting comes to Bird Park
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Have you ever seen an art quilt? What about a pineapple quilt? What about a banana quilt?
If you’re an experienced quilter, these phrases probably make sense to you. If you're not, then it may be a good idea to check...
Czachorowski teaches library-goers juggling
Philip Czachorowski and his wife, Lois, showed one of the more advanced juggling techniques called two-person passing.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
When he’s not spending his time juggling being the President of the Friends of the Walpole Library, working with the Walpole Peace...
Adams Farm hosts guided wildflower walk
Although the walk focused on flowers, Cassie couldn’t help but point out a few animals and insects, like this Chinese mantis.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday afternoon at Adams Farm, the crowd of people on the wildflower walk had already learned that...
Bird Park now prepped for pickleball
The group warmed up before playing a game by rallying back and forth with no points being scored, which explains the pickleballs strewn all over the court.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you’ve been to Bird Park lately to play a tennis match,...
Scout Burke warns of sun danger
Rachel Burke has been at the Farmer’s Market educating about the dangers of the sun for three weeks, as part of her Gold Star Award project.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
From a shaded section of the Walpole Farmer’s Market on Saturday...
Gazebo Players bring Shakespeare to park
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each summer, the Gazebo Players of Medfield draw in hundreds to watch their renditions of Shakespearean plays. They've been regular visitors to Walpole's Bird Park, where in recent years they've performed "Hamlet", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello", among others from the Bard.
Girl Scouts seek help renovating house
The Scout House is now entirely maintained by the Walpole Girl Scouts.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After years of doing service projects for the community, Walpole’s Girl Scouts are looking for a little bit of help.
At the Walpole Farmer’s Market,...
Concerts on the common return
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walpole's common is a piece of green lawn sitting in the middle of the town center, constantly flanked by passing traffic and pedestrians. Though unassuming, this lawn has, for years, hosted countless hours of entertainment, been the site of dozens of ceremonies, and provided a...
Critters on the Trail at Bird Park
This butterfly sits just in front of a bed of orange flowers…
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Through July 31, Bird Park is holding a Critters on the Trail scavenger hunt, designed to get children searching for seven cutout animals: a snake, a bat,...
Crowds swell at Adams Farm concert
The barn and walking trails provided a rustic backdrop for Diandra Doble’s performance on Saturday afternoon.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With COVID vaccines seeming like more of a hopeful wish than a scientific reality, around this time last year, outdoor, socially-distanced events were...
